Daily Vocabulary
1. MORDANT (ADJECTIVE): sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, sardonic
Antonyms: kind, nice
Example Sentence:
The mordant comedian offended many people with his scathing taunts.
2. ALTERCATION (NOUN): fight, often verbal
Synonyms: brawl,...
Idiom of the day
the cream of the crop
=>Meaning: If something or someone is in the cream of the crop, they are among the best of a class...
Daily Grammar Booster
Forget or leave
->We sometimes use forget when we don’t remember to bring something with us:
-I’ll have to go back; I’ve forgotten my car keys.
->We...
Person in News
J S Rajput
Ministry of Human Resource Development has nominated former NCERT director J S Rajput as India's representative to Executive Board of United Nations...
Word of the day
Expostulate
Meaning: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
Example: He found fox expostulating with the man
Common Mistake of the day
Using the wrong preposition
1.Boast of or about, not for.
Don't say: James boasted for his strength.
Say: James boasted of (or about) his strength.
2. Careful of,...
Idiom of the day
'=>a drop in the bucket
->Meaning: If an amount is a drop in the bucket, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed.
-For...
Government scheme of the day
Government launches Aarambh mobile app for road maintenance
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The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched Aarambh mobile app for performance based maintenance contracting and community...
Word of the day
flatter /ˈflætɚ/ verb
flatters; flattered; flattering
-The boy is flattering the girls with compliments.
Learner's definition of FLATTER
1 .to praise (someone) in a way that is not...
Slang of the day
ocker
-Meaning: a crude and obnoxious Australian
For example:
-Most Australians don't like ockers and the image of Australia they create.
-These ockers we met think getting drunk...
